Giggity Giggity! California's Gone Wild with Self-Driving Car Rules!

Holy Crap! Robot Cars are Taking Over!

Alright alright alright! So California's DMV – that's like the Department of Motor Vehicles but for fancy pants Californians – is thinking about letting robot cars and trucks loose on our streets. I'm talkin' Waymo's little robotaxis to those beefy driverless trucks. Makes you wonder if they'll start delivering my Pawtucket Patriot beer... Hey that's an idea!

Tesla's Playing Hide and Seek with Permits

Now that Elon Musk fella over at Tesla? He's been promising self driving cars for years but he's kinda like me trying to do my taxes – lots of talk not much action. Turns out he ain't got the right permits in California yet. It's like when I tried to build a rollercoaster in my backyard – seemed like a good idea at the time but the neighbors weren't too happy. 'Road House!'

Waymo's Already Cruisin' – Giggity!

Meanwhile Waymo and some other companies are already rolling out robotaxis in places like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Talk about livin' in the future! I wonder if they have a 'skip the line' option? 'Cause I ain't waitin' behind Lois and her Mahjong club to get a ride. It's like that time I drove the Popemobile good times good times.

Rules Rules Everywhere a Rule!

So the DMV's got this whole process where these car companies gotta get permits to test their self driving cars first with a human in the car then without. It's like learning to ride a bike – first you got the training wheels then you fall on your face a bunch and then you're cruising! Just hope these robot cars don't end up like my attempt to fly with a kite – 'Freakin' Sweet' but ultimately a disaster.

Big Trucks Get to Play Too!

And get this – even those big honkin' trucks are gonna be testin' their self driving skills on California roads. I'm picturing a scene straight out of 'Smokey and the Bandit' but with robots. Hopefully they don't get any ideas about hijacking a truckload of Coors. That's my job!

Tesla's in the Dog House (Again)!

Oh and remember that time the California DMV sued Tesla for saying their self driving stuff was better than it actually was? Yeah that's still going on. It's like when I told Lois I was a world famous chef – turns out microwaving a TV dinner doesn't count. Who knew?